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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05
A LIFE BLIGHTED BY ONE FOOL
ISH ACT.
A short story. for Boys Only.

A short story, for Boys Only.
For the past two weeks there has
stood on the south west corner of SUIT
ter and Kearny streets, San Francisco
a man of middle life selling newspa-
pers. There is something in this man
that attracts me out of my accustomed
course to trade with him. His face il
pale, his features regular, his hair and
beard neatly trimmed, his dress plain
but neat and becoming, his voice soft
and pleasant. In short he is a gentle
man in all his bearing and might read
iIy be taken for IA school teacher, a
clergyman or physician. But it is
none of these qualities that move me.
He is stone blind. There he stands
hour after hour amid the surging
thrOng. The rumble of heavy wagons
over the pavement, the incessant noise
of street-car bells, the coarse yells OF
street vendors and news-boys, drown
this mans gentle voice, but his sight
less eyes are appealing ever, and not
in vain. Occasionally a small, pale
faced woman comes around and re-
plenishes his exhausted stock, and af-
ter exchanging messages she goes
again to her work. For eighteen years
she has been eyes for him and comfort
in his endless night. "She is one of a
thousand" he remarked one day after
she had left. eyes," Joined a listener,
"she is one of thousands just like her,"
ais that sol 2" replied the blind man,
81 thought her the only one" And so
she was to him.
One day when business was dull and
no one wanted more papers, the blind
man took a flute from his pocket and
began to play. The soft notes con-
trasted strangely with the coarse jan
gle of the street. Two men backed
up into doorway and watched and
listened. OF all the crowd thronging
by no one seemed to notice the sight
less musician. Finally he seemed to
weary of the livelier music and the
notes of "Sweet Home" fOated out
into the air. The face of the player
disclosed his thoughts. They were
back in his Eastern and bOyhOOd
home the home of his eyesight days.
AS the last notes died away one of the
two men listening said, 81 don't be-
lieve | can do better than to leave this
money here )" and dropping coin into
little tin cup at the blind mans belt
the two listeners passed on but before
they got away they saw the sad face of
the blind player brighten up and heard
him strike up the quickening notes of
"Dixie."
How came this man blind He had
a young man friend the worst kind of
a friend ii boy ever had. One day in
''fun" this friend snapped an "empty"
revolver at him. The ball went crash
ing through his right temple forever
destroying both his eyes. The young
man who committed this shocking
crime was crazed at the unexpected
calamity, as usual, but he can never
bring back the sight to those staring
sightless eye balls, which must haunt
him to his grave while the victim of
his foolish and wicked ''fun" goes
cropping in midnight darkness all his
days. The moral of this true story
goes with it's recital. G. M. STONE.
San Francisco, April 81, '87.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05

Eagle Eyed Stranger That's curl
GUS looking watch you have.
Omaha Youth ION train from New
York )-That isn't il watch, though it
is made to represent one. 1t is a pho
tograph camera.
"Eh What use is it p
"Why, at a fashionable party in New
York last week L took the pictures of
half the ladies present, and none OF
them knew it,"
"YOung man, you are my prisoner"
"Wha-wha-who are you ~
81 am Anthony ComstOck." Omaha
World.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05
1t is Unlucky.

It'd Bits
To be struck by tightening on Mon
day.
To sit OH bnzz-saw in motion OH
Friday.
To fall down stairs with the parlor
stove OH Tuesday. i.
To speculate with other peoples
money, and get caught.
TO get wet when yon fall overheard
while boating on Thursday.
To see a bill collector over your
right shoulder OH Saturday.
To see a bulldog over your left
shoulder III your neighbours orchard.
10 see your overcoat over either
shoulder as you pass out of the shop
of your uncle.
TO spill salt i'm the coffee of the man
who has the carving knife.
10 be one of thirteen at table when
there is only food enough for six.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05
A Bad Case of HereditY.

Papa" said fond mamma, edo you
know that Bobby told me ii deliberate
story to day p
WHAT'S that ?" said papa, looking
sternly at Bobby ga story 2 Do you
know what becomes of little boys who
tell stories Z" Bobby didn't knOw.)
''The lions and tigers eat 'em up
You mustn't tell stories, Bobby; it's
wicked. ~ Harper's Bazar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05
He Borrowed a Dog.

Binks Ito young Cadley) Hello, old
man, been shooting7 What lucks
Cadley-Horrible. [ had one ofthose
deuced dogs along called pointers, and
when he found any game his head was
looking strait one way and his tail
stuck out straight the other, and |
didn't know which end he was point
ing with. So didn't get II thing.
Bits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05
A Lesson in Simple Division

"Now, Johnny" said tile patient
teacher, ''put away that pocket knife
and pay attention to what am saying.
If you had an apple which you wished
to divide with your little sister, how
much would you give her 2"
"Pd give her the core" said johnny
Il Harper's Bazaar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05
Give Them a Chance.
San Francisco Alta.

Why keep reminding Judge Cody
that he voted for Blaine Can't a
man be permitted to live down his
mistakes
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05
UPHoLsTERsNC.

The subscriber is prepared to do all kinds of Up
hoistering Work. Furniture Repairing. laying car
pets, hanging window Shades, picking over hair
Mattresses and general Furniture Repairs.
N. r. SWITSER-
Opposite Presbyterian church. Eastern Ave. 7Itl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05

tried, my eyes swan, and | could not
make out word of what it was all
about. And people went and came
like shadows; and the days had grown
short, and now they grew long, and
what did it all matter to meq
March had come, but without sign
of the winters breaking ; and then at
last April lOitered on, and April suns
began to do their work and gradual
ly the drifts of snow in the lanes and
in the fields began to settle, and to
lessen and melt and disappear. And
Bryan and Thomas had to talk of the
brooding hens, and watch for the
breaking up of the river, and discuss
the chance of the early rye and the
new calves and the hiring of the spring
hands and it was all emptiness. And
one day it began to snow, and the
snow turned to rain, and it rained that
day and rained in rivers, and it rained
the next day, and it rained till it had
rained week-a long, dreary week
that babe fair to end only in deluge.
And on Saturday the sun came out
warm and when L looked the crocuses
bloomed under the windows, and
Thomas said it was likely the May
flowers were opening in the woods, if
anybody could get to them for the
roads all being under water, although
the river was still locked in solid ice
from shore to shore. And in the late
afternoon of the second day of this
same sweet sunshine and south wind,
and as we sat there, Jane and l, Maria
ran in and said there was water in the
cellar, as much as six inches.
"That is nothing" said /. 81 should
think there would be, after such melt
ing of snow aud such raining of tor
rents.r
sits more likely it's the land suck
ing up the river, MISS" said Maria.
"The rivers just raging full under it's
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-05


are per Sc indictable, or promote OBJ
jects or adopt means that are per Sc OPP
pressive, immoral or wrongfully preju-
dicial to the rights of others.
If they seek to restrain trade Oh
tend to the destruction of the material
prosperity of the country, they work
injury to tile whole public.
These propositions are the clear de-
ductiOn of the cases cited in argument
and breathe il spirit of equality and
justice that must commend itself to
every intelligent mind.
The principle upon which the cases,
English and American, proceed, is,
that every man has the right to employ
his talents, industry and capital as he
pleases, free from the dictation of 9th :
ers and if two or more persons COM
bine to coerce his choice in this behalf,
it is a criminal conspiracy. The labor
and skill of the workman, be it of high
or low degree, the plant of the manu-
filcturer, the equipment of the farmer,
the investments of cOmmerce-are all
in equal sense property. If men by
overt acts of violence destroy either,
they are guilty of crime. The anatlIe-
mas of secret organization of men,
combined for the purpose of controll-
ing the industry of others by species
of Intimidation that works upon the
mind rather than the body, is quite as
dangerous, and generally altogether
more effective, than acts of actual vio-
lence. And while such conspiracies
may give to the individual directly af-
fected by them private right of ac-
ton for damages, they at the same
time lay basis for an indictment on
the ground that the state itself direct
ly concerned in the promotion of all le-
Ultimate industries, and the develop
ment of all its resources, and owes the
duty of protection to its citizens en-
gagged in the exercise of their callings.
The good order, peace, and general
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04

has drunk. of all the shrieks it has
s,iAed. The frightful occurrences
which have taken place in this judg-
es' den still palpi tate AMI live, and
eXhale all sorts of horrible miasms.
What a strange abominatlon is this
chamber, what a strange abOmina-
ton is this tower placed in the very
middle of this quay, without any
moat or wal. to separate it from the
pass by! Inside the saws, the boots,
the wooden horses, tn c wheels, tho
pincers. the hammers which knock
in the wedges, the Kissing of flesh
touched by red hot iron, the splut-
tering of blood upon live embers.
the cold inte"rogatories of the mag
lstrates, tho despairing shrleks of
the tortured man; outside, within
four PAGES, citizens coming and go
ing, women chattering, children
playing, trades people selling their
wares, vehicles rolling along, boats
upon the river, the roar of the city.
air, sky, sun, liberty"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
A Terrible Chamber.
The Torture. Il OOm ola Paris
COncterserie Described
by Victor Hugo.
1Recent Memoirs.l

"The chamber occupies the
ground floor of the crenulated tow
er, the smallest Of the three round
towers on the quay In the center
was an omnious and singular look
ing object. 1t was sort of a long
and narrow table of lias stone,
joined with molten lead poured In
to the crevices. was heavy and sup
ported on three stone legs. This
table was about two and one half
feet high, eight feet long and twen-
ty inches wide. On looking up l
saw great rusty iron hook fasten-
ed in the round stone which forms
part of the keystone of the arch,
This object is the rack. A leather
covering used to be put oyer it, up
On which hesvictim was stretched.
Ravaillac remained for six weeks
upon this table, with his feet and
hands tied, bound at the waist by
a strap attached to q long chain
hanging from the ceiling. THE last
ring of this chain was slipped onto
the hook, which l still saw fixed
above my head. Six gentleman
guards and SIX CARDS of the Provost
Department watched him night
and day. Damiens was guarded
like RavallIac in this chamber,and
tied down upon this table during the
whole time occupied by tho inquiry
and the trial of his case. Desrues
and Cartouche were oItured upon
it. The Marchioness de Brlnvill-
iers was stretched upon it stark ma
ed, fastened down, and, so to speak,
quartered by four CHAINS attached
to the four limbs, and there suffered
the frightful extraordinary torture
by wateI,' which caused her to ask ;!
How are you going to continue 10
put :hat great barrel of water in
this littls body p
"a whole dark history is there,
having filtered, SO to speak, drop
by drop into the pores of these
stones, these walls, this vauIt, this
bench. this pavement, this doJr. |
There it all is; it has never quilted
the place. 1t has been shut up
there, it has been bolted up. Moth
ing has escaped from it it. nothing
has evaporated no one has ever
spoken, related, betrayed, revealed
anything of it. The crypt, which
is like the mouth of funnel turn
ed UPSIDE down, this case made by
The hands o. men, this stone box,
las kept he secret Of all the blood it
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
Fourteen Years In a Well.

Fourteen years ago Mrs. Iden,
living on what IS now known as the
A. L. Morris farm. in Dallas Town.
ship, dropped ball of butter into
a well. 1t went to the bottom. for
ty feet below the surface, turned
upside down. and rested On a board,
where it remained until one day
last week, the flow of water into
the well having been so great that
all attempts at cleaning it out, un-
I'll the recent drought, were futile.
When the well cleaners reached the
bottom. they found the ball of but
ter. and, on bringing it to the sur
face. the color was found tn be as
perfect as on The day it was dropped
i'm the well. There was no rancid
or other offensive smell about it.
When an attempt wns made to cut
1t. however, it was found to be tough,
and to have a body very much like
cheese. The slrangest part of it is
that, when set out in the sun, with
the thermometer ut 80 degrees. it
showed no signs of meIting.-[ Oma
ha (Neb). Cor. Globe-Democrat.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
Twenty-four Hours To Live.

From John Kuhn, Layfayetta,
Ind, who announces that he is
now in perfect health. we have
the following: "One year ago,
| was TO all appearances. in the
last stages of Consumption. Our
best physicians gave my case up.
| finally got so low that our doe
tor said l could only live twenty
four hours. My friends then pur-
chased Il bottle of DIR. WILLIAM
HALLS BALSAM. FOR THE
LUNGS, which considerablv,ben-
Gifted me. continued unrl |
took nine bottles. and NOW am
in perfect health.
July 14-one month.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
NOTHING LIKE 1T.

No medicine has ever been
known so effectual IN the cure of
all those diseases arising.fr from an
impure condition of the blood as
SCovILLE's SARsAPARILLA. OR
BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP, for the
cure of Scrofula, White Swellings,
Rheumatism. Pimples, Blotches,
Eruptions, Venereal Sores and
Diseases, Consumption, Goilre,
Boils, Cancers, and all kindred
diseases. No better means of
securing a beautiful complexion
can he obtained than by using
SCOVILLES BLOOD LIVER
SYRUP, which cleanses the
blood and gives beauty TO the
shin.
June 9ih-one month.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
VOris' Green House.

Mr.. Isaiah Voris wishes to an
nounce TO the people of Log; II
that he has a valuable collection
of flowers, roses, plants. and
vines at his green house at the
foot of Mulberry street, which will
be offered at very reasonable
prices. He is also prepared te
urhish garden plants, cabbage
tomato. &c. Mr.. Voris has a very
handsome place and a large vari
ely Of plants. &c. to choose from
and will Le wise to call and see
him.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04

we all sorter pull together-a!-
ways do in a new country. ye
know. The story don't hurt me
none, an lots o you darned
fools from the East belives ii. l
reckon, though, tha; you have
travelled. Good day stop if you
should be goin' past again.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
Frank, the Umbrella Nan.

You and your friends who have
any umbrellas or parasols afilict-
ed with old age or disabled by
accident, such as broken bones,
fractured ribs, &C., are requested
10 bring them 10 the Umbrella
Hospital, 156 South High Street.
Columbus, ..
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04

the open air and i'll the sunlight
it shone with dazzling radiance.
The tiger sat down on his
launches and followed the airy
nothing with his eyes.
He was a royal looking beast,
and one of lie largest of his spe-
cies. His body was Of a bright
orange yellow, with transverse
bars of black, contrasting well
with his white throat and srayish
face.
All this ToInette took IN, 10
gether with the brute's savage
teeth, his marvellous suppleness
and grace and his formidable
claws.
90. see her whiskers,' said Ma
rie. 'Oo's big cat, | wonderH
A sudden inspiration struck
ToInette, and she breathed Il si-
lent prayer.
Blow, Marie, and keep quiet,
she whispered, the big cat will
run away and SO saying she
blew a monster bubble and watt
ed ii towards the animal.
Again the tiger showed signs Of
pleasure. He rose and arched
his long body and rubbed against
one of The pillars of the piazza.
making a purring noise not un-
like that of a cat.
'Ifsomebody would only come,'
thought poor Toinette.
There was no help for it. The
bubbles had to be blown so long
as they would keep the tiger in
good humor.
Little Marie did her part of the
work splendidly. Her eyes dilat
ed in admiration as she saw. the
performances OF the big cat, but
she held her tongue and turned
out bubbles with wonderful IA
pidity.
But Toinette realized with a
fiuttering of her heart that this
by-play was only delaying the
terrible reckoning. The visitor
from Bengal would presently
want a more substantial lunch
than soap bubbles. He was la
BILE to spring on them at any rio-
ment, and it would only precip-
itate their fate to attempt flight.
The girls face grew paler. and
her trembling limbs scarcely SUP
ported her as she tried with quiv
ering lips to blow another bub
BILE.
Hark! What did she hear2 1t
sounded like a stealthy step.
Around the corner of the house
came Mr. LaRue and two other
men with rifles in their hands.
The tiger heard them and
whirled about with a ferocious
growl.
Two guns rang out simultane-
ously, and the beautiful but Ter
rible pet OF the menagerie bound
ed high in The air and fell in the
yard struggling in the last spasm
of death.
Mr.. LaRue sprang forward on
the piazza and caught the faint
ing form of Tolnette.
Our neighbors stopped mejust
in time,' he SAID, 'and left your
mother there, and we came right
on with our guns
Seven feet and a half long,
said one of the men coming up.
Your shot did the work, LaRue.
1t struck him in the eye.
But when the girls told their
story the men grew white, and
then grew enthusiastic.
Toinette and The tiger at once
became the sensation of the hour.
Nor did Marie 90 without her
share of the Eonors. She was
petted and hugged until she was
by the loss of her pity |
big cat.'
Il wonld die thousand deaths |
rather than go through it again.
said Toinette.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04

English Spavin Lnimcnt re-
moves all Hard. Soft, or Callous=
ed Lumps and BIcmishes from hor-
ses, Blood SPAWN, Curbs. Splin's,
Sweeney, Stiles, Sprains, Sore and
Swollen Throat, Coughs. etc. Save
$50 by use of one bottle. War
ranted. Sold by T. HARRINGTON,
Druggist, Logan, Ohio.
Aug 4, ST. VT.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA
SAI,VE

The Best Salve in the world ror
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores. litter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilolains Corns. and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. Ii
is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by f.
Harrington.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
Anlerica's Pride.

The American men aud women,
by reason of their strong constitu-
tions, beautiful forms, rich complex
ions and characteristic energy, are
envied by all nations. 1t is the
general use of DR.. Harter's Iron
Tonic which brings about these re
suits,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04

eTrains run daily. tDaily except Sunday.
All trains between Cincinnati and Col
unbus run thrt u IN without cha nge of ca rs
connecting in the Union Depot with all di-
verging lines.
The Fast Express leaving Cincinnati at
7:l5 p. m.-is u solid train TO Pittsburgh via
Wheeling, sleeping ear attached.
The train leaving ColI bus at $50 n. M.
has sleeping ear from Pittsburgh to Cincin-
natl.
The train lea ing Cincinnati at 7-3Oa. m i.
has through coach to Columbus and Pitts
bugh. and connects at Columbus, with
sleeping cars to Baltimore and Chicago.
The train leaving Columbus at 500 d. m.
has through coach from Pittsburgh and
COlumbuf to Cincinnati, and connects ut
Columbus with sleeping cars from Balti-
mOrs and Chicago.
S. P. PEARODY, WE REPPERT,
Genr Supt, Gent Pass >gt,
Columbus. o. Columbus y.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
CIangef Ti,neOn C.. a. NJ. v
Railway.

kin, effect Sunday, May %,
the following changes will be made
in the arrival and departure of G.
& IL. V:
No. II which formerly left Ian
caster at 8 10 a. m. now leaves at
9 OF q. m.
No Z which formerly left Lar
caster at 40p. m, how leaves al
8 50 p. m.
No 8 which formerly arrived at
Lancaster at NJ arrive al
6 so D. m.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
The Str ongst Man I'm Ohio.

is said to be George U. Arnold of Cleve-
land, O., who less than one year ago,
owing to chronic liver trouble and
Brights disease of the kidneys, weigh
ed less than ninety-five pounds, but by
using DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic has
gaiped in strength and weight until now
he is Omitted to be the giant of Ohio.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
School Report.
GREENDALE, July S, 1857.

GREENDALE, July S, 1857.
The school at this place closed to-
day, with grand, good lime. The
school was in session three months.
The following is the result Of the
,o,,r,I av, ncpot,npc.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04

Itch, Mango and Scratches of
every kind on human or animals
cured in so minutes by WoolfDrd's s
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by F. HARRINGTON, Druggist.
Logan, o. Aug 4, 'S7 / yr.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
TE1sE TABLE.
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.
JUNE 20. 1857.
WET BOND.

- trains leave Wheeling for st. Clairsville
al S:l0 a M, Ills a. M, and 3;2J p. m. daily
except Sunday.
Accomm dation leaves GAINESVILLE Mt 6:30
a. m, daily, except Sunday. and arrives at
Columbus at S:S5 a. NJ, Cincinnati N 1910
p. m.
Accom- modaticn train leave Wheeling
at .:Da. m. daily. Arrives at GAINESVILLE
at ll:i5 a. m.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
EAST BOUND.

@Trains run daily. iDaiIy except Sunday
Aecomm odatiOp leavef Sandusky ut 300
p. m. daily. except Sunday, aud arrives at
columbus al 7:i0 pm.
M daily, cept sunday. Arrives at
GAINESVILLE at $40; Wheeling s:35; PittsLurg
400 p. m.
Accommodation leaves Columbus at 200
a. m. daily, except Sunday. Arrives at
Newark at sos a. M, and GAINESVILLE at 9:i3
am.
Sleeping and Dining Cars on all through
trains.
OK. LORD, W. E. REPPERT,
Genl Pass. Agent. Div. Pass Agt.
Baltimore, Md. Columbus, O..
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04

ITCHING OF THE SKIN caus-
ing torture and loss of sleep. Is ban
ished by Skln-Suecess Soap.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
CHEAP SOAPS have no pro

phy!aclic prophecies. Skin Sue
cess Soap has medical and sanative
clements never before used. 1t
cleie5 anal heals
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04

TOLEDO and OHIO CENTRAL R. R. CO
TIME CARD TAKING EFFECT JULY
2lst.
fKANAWuIA SEORT LINE.